The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Why It Failed

No, this is not a highly-opinionated article about what features of Skyward Sword were better or worse than any of the other games, nor is it a controversial dissection of the game. No, this is a business and advertising-based examination of why Skyward Sword objectively failed in the general gaming culture sphere. Or, more specifically, what Nintendo did wrong in their numerous attempts to get Skyward Sword back into the spotlight of relevancy. And yes, there were many wrong turns taken in the build-up and hyping of this latest entry in the storied franchise - and some were positively fatal.
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The Art style was fine. Nintendos philosophy is switch it and try to keep it fresh. Everyone cried about the Wind Wakers style direction also and to this day it sets the bar high and the style was quickly manipulated.